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Falk School
Kenmore, New York

Speech Language Therapist

Counselor Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)No weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$39-$42/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 19m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Falk School as a Speech Language Therapist – School Schedule, Paid Breaks in Kenmore, NY, USA.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $39 - $42/hour.
  • Student loan repayment assistance.
  • Paid holidays and school breaks
  • Generous sick and personal time
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • HSA with quarterly agency contributions
  • Employer-paid life insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • Pet insurance

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers weekends off, student loan benefits. Work with Falk School in Kenmore, NY, USA.

Key Responsibilities

The Speech Language Pathologist will plan and provide individual and group therapy sessions aligned with students' Individualized Education Programs. They will also conduct evaluations, maintain accurate records, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support student communication and academic success.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a graduate degree from an accredited Speech Language Pathology program and possess NYS certification as a Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities or Teacher of the Speech and Hearing Handicapped. Experience in a school or special education setting is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Speech therapyLanguage therapySpeech evaluationCommunication developmentMultidisciplinary collaborationBehavior interventionDocumentationAssessmentStudent progress monitoringTherapeutic interventionIEP meetingsClinical reportingVoice therapy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Language Therapist at Falk School a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,677 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 78% have no call, 95% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$84k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $78k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

6.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

  • No weekends
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About Falk School

Education Administration Programs
Buffalo, New York
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid holidays and school breaks
Generous sick and personal time
Health, dental, and vision insurance
HSA with quarterly agency contributions
Employer-paid life insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Pet insurance
403(b) with 4% employer contribution